He did what?

Have you ever known a scorekeeper? You know that friend, relative or maybe even a signifigant other who is constantly keeping track of favors. They let you know how many times they've helped you as opposed to how much you've done for them. I have friends like that, they are always willing to let you know about it. "I'll do it, but you know you already owe me", or "You gotta do it, remember when I helped you?" These are the things they will say to us. Well, guess what. The one being that has ever been is the one who should do this the most. Jesus should be saying, "You want me to do what?" You expect me to do what? He could easily say, "Jeff I can't forgive you for that sin, I can't let you into heaven look at what you've done" or "I can't be there for you and help you this time, I've already done so much" But that is exactly the opposite of how Jesus works. Look at the 5th chapter of 2 Corinthians with me:

16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors,as though God were making his appeal through us.ver 18 We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. YOu do the math, think about the sins you have committed this week, this month, maybe just the sins of 2008 and tell me there isn't enough evidence to keep you out of God's plan. I know I wouldn't be there, and I struggled with that a lot until I truly got this group of verses. Until I fully understood it and realized that Paul, a former persecutor of Christians is the man writing these words. If anyone understood what it was to fall short of God's plan for man, it would be Paul.
So remember God doesn't keep score, He doesn't see us for our sins and our weaknesses. He sees us for His creation, the recipients of His grace and mercy. The very ones He loves, lumps and all.
Don't ever let anyone or anything lead you to believe that you are undeserving of God's love. If His love was passed down by merit, we would all be alone in this world!